History of the Graduate Research Symposium
The Division of Organic Chemistry’s Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was conceived and initiated by Professors P. Andrew Evans and Gary A. Molander. The aim of the symposium is to provide 50-65 rising fifth year graduate students in organic chemistry an opportunity to present their work in front of their peer group and interact with leaders from academia, industry, various funding agencies and publishers at a single venue. Workshops provide these students with valuable advice and insights as they are about to embark on their post-PhD independent careers. The Symposium is held each year in late July at a designated location in the United States and rotates between the East Coast, West Coast and Midwest on a three-year cycle. The first meeting was held at Boston College in 2010. Below you will find the programs, sponsors, and a picture of the attendees of the various GRS.
The 2024 GRS
The 14th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, July 25-28, 2024.
View the 2024 Program
Sponsors:
Adesis, Amgen, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corteva Agriscience, FMC, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Janssen, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Merck, Mirati, Novartis, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PharmaBlock, RSC, Sanofi, Snapdragon, Takeda, Temporal Agriculture, Universal Display Corporation, & Zoetis
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
July 25-28, 2024
The 2023 GRS
The 13th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Montana State University, July 20-23, 2023
View the 2023 Program
Sponsors:
Abbvie, ACS Publications, Adesis, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Arcus Biosciences, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corteva Agriscience, FMC, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Janssen, Jnana, J-Star, Lilly, Loxo, Oncology, Merck, Mirati, Novartis, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PharmaBlock, Sanofi, Snapdragon, Takeda, Universal Display Corporation
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
July 20-23, 2023
Photo by Marcus “Doc” Cravens
The 2022 GRS
The 12th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at University of California, Santa Barbara, July 9-12, 2022
View the 2022 Program
Sponsors:
ACS Publications, Adesis, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Arcus, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corteva Agriscience, FMC, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Janssen, J-Star, Lilly, Merck, Mirati, Novartis, Organic Reactions, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PharmaBlock, Relay Therapeutics, Sanofi, Takeda, TCG, GreenChem
UC Santa Barbara
July 9-12, 2022
The 2021 GRS
The 11th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, November 18-21, 2021
View the 2021 Program
Sponsors:
ACS Publications, Adesis, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corteva Agriscience, FMC, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, IFM Therapeutics, Incyte, Janssen, J-StarA, Lilly, Merck, Mirati, Novartis, Nurix, Organic Reactions, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PharmaBlock, Relay Therapeutics, Sanofi, Snapdragon, Takeda, TCG, GreenChem, Vertex
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
November 18-21, 2021
The 2019 GRS
The 10th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Duke University in Durham, NC from July 11-14, 2019
View the 2019 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Adesis, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Corteva Agriscience, Entasis Therapeutics, FMC, Genentech, Gilead, IMF Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Janssen, Kallyope, Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Organic Reactions, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PPG Industries, Prelude Therapeutics, Takeda
Duke University, Durham, NC
July 11-14, 2019
The 2018 GRS
The 9th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN from July 26-29, 2018
View the 2018 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Adesis, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Biogen, BluePrint Medicines, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Corteva Agriscience, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, IMF, Therapeutics, Incyte, Janssen, Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Nurix, Organic Reactions, Organic Syntheses, Pfizer, PPG Industries, Sigma-Aldrich, Takeda
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
July 26-29, 2018
The 2017 GRS
The 8th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon from July 20-23, 2017
View the 2017 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Dow AgroSciences, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Intel, Janssen, Klarquist, Lilly, Merck, Novartis, OBI, Organic Reactions, Organic Syntheses, OTRADI, Pfizer, PPG Industries, Sigma-Aldrich, TCI America, Thermofisher Scientific, Trans World Chemicals
Portland State University, Portland, OR
July 20-23, 2017
The 2016 GRS
The Seventh ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA from July 28-31, 2016
View the 2016 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Amgen, Apeel Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Dow AgroSciences, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Klarquist, Merck, Novartis, Organic Reactions, Organic Synthesis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sigma-Aldrich, Universal Display Corporation
Bryn Mawr, PA
July 28-31, 2016
The 2015 GRS
The 6th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at St. Edward’s University – Austin Texas from July 23-26, 2015
View the 2015 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Amgen, Aspira, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Gilead, GSK, H3 Biomedicine, Merck, Milliken, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sigma-Aldrich
St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
July 23-26, 2015
The 2014 GRS
The 5th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at the University of California, Irvine from July 24-27, 2014
View the 2014 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Amgen, Aspira, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Gilead, GSK, H3 Biomedicine, Merck, Milliken, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sigma-Aldrich
University of California, Irvine
July 24-27, 2014
The 2013 GRS
The 4th ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at the University of Delaware from July 25-28, 2013
View the 2013 Program
Sponsors:
AbbVie, ACS Publications, Amgen, Celgene, Chiromics, Eli Lilly, Genentech, H3 Biomedicine, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sigma-Aldrich
University of Delaware
July 25-28, 2013
The 2012 GRS
The 3rd ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at the University of Colorado, Boulder from July 26-29, 2012
View the 2012 Program
Sponsors:
ACS Publications, Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Array Biopharma, Genentech, H3 Biomedicine, Eli, Lilly, Merck, Principia, Sanofi-Aventis, Sigma-Aldrich, University Display Corporation
University of Colorado, Boulder
July 26-29, 2012
The 2011 GRS
The 2nd ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara from July 14-17, 2011
View the 2011 Program
Sponsors:
ACS Publications, Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Dow Chemical, Exxon, Mobil, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Eli Lilly, Milliken, Organic Letters, Sanofi, Aventis, Sigma Aldrich
UC Santa Barbara
July 14-17, 2011
The 2010 GRS
The 1st ORGN Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held at Boston College from July 15-18, 2010.
The first GRS was highlighted in a C&EN article (2010, 88(31), 59-60).
View the 2010 Program
Sponsors:
ACS Publications, Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Dow Chemical, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Sanofi, Aventis, Sigma Aldrich
Boston College
July 15-18, 2010